Labour Minister calls for committing to labour working in the sun order

Manama, June 21 (BNA): Minister of Labour Jameel bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan called on private sector companies and institutions to commit to the ministerial order 3/2013 on the prohibition of labour against working from 12 noon to 4 pm during the months of July and August. The ministerial order aims to protect labour working in construction and open places from the risk of sunstroke and heat exhaustion. The minister called for raising labour awareness of means of prevention from sunstroke and heat exhaustion, engaging labour in first aid training courses, finding ways to bring down temperature and humidity in work places and providing medical care to assist labour to safely perform their work. He stressed that the application of the law accentuates Bahrain's commitment to the protection of labour and preserving their rights and safety in work places.